Diffusion Choir – A Mesmerizing Kinetic Sculpture of Origami Birds

Diffusion Choir is a kinetic sculpture created as a collaboration between studios Sosolimited, Hypersonic, and Plebian Design. It hovers over the atrium of the Biomed Realty building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 400 tyvek origami umbrellas expand and collapse in beautifully rhythmic patterns.

Unfolding and collapsing, the sculpture is driven by an algorithm simulating an every changing flock of birds. It’s a work that really captures that quiet sense of wonder that comes from watching birds self organize into beautifully complex patterns.

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